Hi there Team i am looking at starting a 1/35 scale Merkava MBT and i want to recreate the antislip coating on the surfaces of the vehicle.

not to sure on what to use, am i correct in thinking that i can coat it in PVA glue and then sprinkle sand over it wait for drying time and then paint??????????


any help would be appreciated

cheers

craig.

G'day Craig

I believe the Texture Paint from Tamiya is perfect for this. Just select the appropriate colour match.

Cheers neighbour

Craig,
I have built plenty of merkava tanks making my own antiskid.

best way is hairspray and embossing powder

Embossing powder is small plastic granules using for arts and crafts and I get it from spotlight.

Let me know if you need more info

Some of my stuff here
http://idf-in-scale.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=1673&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=embossing&start=30

http://idf-in-scale.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1120&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=embossing&start=20



cheers
Kev

Spotlight is great. I picked up some acrylic paints for $1 each while in Palmerston north. They are Folk-Art brand, Its easy to thin and has a good matt finish, perfect for airbrushing. The bonus is that they are 60mls almost 3 times the volume of Tamiya. Good for all the "craft" type stuff for a browse. I also rate the two dollar shop (piggys in Nelson) Dick Smith, and the Warehouse for hardware type stuff. Toyworld is good when they have a sale for model specific stuff.

I've pondered the possibility of using a certain grain of that grey sand paper sold in sheets at places like Bunings etc, was thinking a piece of p240 cut to size and cemented in place would give a uniform and scaled appearance, i haven't figured out how to go about painting sandpaper though with out losing the texture by applying something like PVA glue or similar to seal. Any thoughts ?

I'd advise against using sand paper, unless you're prepared for it to break away and peel of the model over time. Been there, tried it, many moons ago...

By all means, trial it out on an old model hulk and see if it works, but I'd try masking the area with good quality masking tape and using a texturing technique.
Mr Surfacer is good to experiment with - get a cheap (art shop cheap, not $2 shop cheap) or, if you have one, old synthetic paintbrush, and cut the bristles short and square, you can use the brush to dry-dab Mr Surfacer in the masked area. You can cut Mr Surfacer with Tamiya Extra Thin cement, and blend 'em both with Tamiya Silver Putty, so there's lots of options to try out...

Bottom line is - take your time to experiment with techniques before you commit them on your model.

acav out

Hi guys
Resene does sandtex paint, but its too sparce and thick to apply. Topmark in Ellerslie do silica in 100g bottles - perfect! Work in small sections, thin coat of pva/Mig acrylic, sprinkle on, tap excess off.

Andy
Te Kauwhata

Craig,

Dont know where your located, but here in the U.S., local home improvement stores (HOME DEPOT // LOWES) sell a product called RUST-O-LEUM. When sprayed, it recreates surface as the non skid texture. Usually in the paint section. Just tape off the areas which you do not want to texture. This works better than any other technique. If your unsure, try it on a throw away kit, let it dry, than just paint over it with the desired color. Trust me, you will immediately see the difference.

The Rust-Oleum product is their American Accents Terra Cotta Texture Spray that Gino P. Quintiliani "HeavyArty" has written a technique for: Adding anti-slip texture to modern armor.

I've made some test sprays for it's applicability in 1/72 scale, which is a little coarse, but it should be great for 1/35th.